Cifte Hammam

Skopje, North Macedonia

Cifte hammam the Old Bazaar of Skopje. It was built in the mid-15th century by Bosnian general Isa-Beg Ishaković in order to provide a regular source of income for his endowment.

Name of the hammam is derived from the Turkish word 'çift' meaning 'two' or 'couple' as the building consists of two main parts. Since 2001 the object is used for exhibitions as a part of the National institution “National gallery of Macedonia”.

Male and female dressing rooms are apart with a joint bath area. There were three separate rooms with high temperature, of which one was constructed with a pool for ritual bath of the Jews in Skopje. Today it is not operational and houses part of the exhibition of the National Gallery of Macedonia whose head office is in Multimedia center 'Mala stanica'.

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Miscellaneous historic sites in North Macedonia

Address

Arhiepiskop Angelarij 1000, Skopje, North Macedonia

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Founded: 15th century
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in North Macedonia

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4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Manuela Naumovska (4 months ago)
One of my favorite art galleries in the city. There's always new exhibitions and perfect for taking photoshoots. It's perfect for a date!

Olivija Georgievska (7 months ago)
Wonderful gallery. It is must for art lovers and architecture hunters. I love it

Dominika Nosková (12 months ago)
The gallery is worth visiting just for the beautiful space itself. The gallery is quite small, so you don’t need much time for the visit, approx 30min. 100 den per ticket. I thinks it’s cash only.

Aleksandar Pulejkov (13 months ago)
Sources of Art's, feelings of unmeasurable precious values of the journeys through the future centuries of the past, of the equal richness of the different cultures in this areas. Gallery of easy breathing of human values that bring us together in these cultural treasures.

Jamie L (3 years ago)
Good museum with many contemporary pieces of artwork. The collection here was a bit smaller than that of the Daut Pasha Hamam, and it took about 30min to go through the entire collection. There is a new exhibit which opened today, which is well worth a visit if you are an art enthusiast.

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